Tenants are now a step closer to being able to sue landlords if they do not properly maintain their properties.
The Commons has passed a measure requiring homes in the private and social rented sector to be fit for human habitation and enabling tenants to take legal action if basic standards are not met.
Labour MP Karen Buck’s Private Members Bill – the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill – now goes to the House of Lords for debate.
However, as it has government support it is highly likely to become law in 2019.